The Certified Residential Specialist is the highest Designation awarded to sales associates in the residential sales field. The CRS Designation recognizes professional accomplishments in both experience and education.
Since 1977 the Council of Residential Specialists has been conferring the CRS Designation on agents who meet its stringent requirements. Currently, there are more than 34,000 active CRS Designees.
People involved in today's real estate business have a multitude of choices among designations they can earn. If you're working with residential buyers and sellers, the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation, with more than 35,000 Designees throughout the U.S. and international countries, provides a proven alternative to enhancing your career path.
A Realtor® who has the CRS designation:
Gains a higher volume of transactions and greater gross sales — CRS Designees earn an average yearly income of $155,896 compared to $39,300 for a REALTOR who is a sales agent.
Improve their efficiency through use of business planning, effective personal marketing and delegating part of workload to personal assistants.
Are able to tap into a network of professionally trained Certified Residential Specialists (CRSs) to give and get referrals to clients.
Benefit from the Council of Residential Specialist's body of knowledge: local and national networking opportunities, CRS Courses available in different locations throughout the year.
Have access to Quality-Tested products and services, and bimonthly magazine, The Residential Specialist.